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Apple’s top lawyer: DoJ ‘has thrown all decorum to the winds’

We knew we were going to hear back from Apple’s lawyers after the Department of Justice filed another motion in its ongoing struggle to get the company to disable the passcode lock on a terrorist’s iPhone, and we weren’t disappointed. Apple’s lead counsel Bruce Sewell fired back at the new document in a phone conversation […]

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‘Let us loop you in’: Decoding Apple’s latest cryptic invite

Apple’s sent out the invite to its March 21 event, and it’s making everyone crazy. The message contains a single image (one version of which is pictured above) and a message: “Let us loop you in.” The Internet has been trying to figure out what it all means since it went out. And some of […]

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Cola Messenger wants to streamline texting with ‘bubbles’

Most iPhone users spend more time texting than in any other app. Everything from scheduling meetings to finding out what your buddies want to eat tonight is done through texting, the only problem is the experience really hasn’t evolved since iOS was first introduced. Cola is a new messenger app that wants to fix that […]

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DOJ accuses Apple of deliberately making iPhone unhackable (no duh)

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a new motion in court today regarding its battle against Apple to compel the iPhone-maker to unlock the iPhone 5c that belonged to San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook. In the new filing the feds argue that Apple has “deliberately raised technological barriers” on iOS to make it […]

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4 iOS games with awesome soundtracks

You can usually tell when a game has been well-crafted. A great game will include excellent graphic design, playability, a captivating story and, of course — the soundtrack. A soundtrack can turn a great game into an extraordinary game, captivating the player and immersing them into a world they’ve only dreamt about. A compelling soundtrack […]

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Wikipedia app update will keep you pleasantly occupied for hours

Whether you’re into a quick search for needed information or a deep dive down the rabbit hole of a massive topic of your own choosing, chances are you’ll spend a bit of time on Wikipedia. Wikipedia’s new iOS app update today will help you with both use cases, letting you drill down to a single […]

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Apple fans will be able to livestream March 21st keynote

The iPhone SE and a new iPad will be unveiled by Apple on March 2st at an event at the company’s Cupertino headquarters, but Apple fans don’t need a press pass to get full access to first keynote of 2016. Apple confirmed on its website that it will livestream the entire keynote and unlike past […]

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Laptop or tablet? Brydge the gap with Bluetooth iPad keyboard case [Reviews]

We all like to carry our gadgets around with us, but there are certainly times when being ultra portable is apropos to the activity at hand. Say, vacation. I want to be able to take along just my iPad, or perhaps get some writing done in the local coffee shop — the trendy ones of which have […]

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Everything we know about Apple’s new 4-inch iPhone

Apple is expected to unveil a brand new iPhone in a little over a week, only instead of going big, the first new iPhone of 2016 will be perfect for people with tiny hands and those who don’t want to spend a lot on a new smartphone. The rumor mill has been serving up juicy […]

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Apple’s March 21 event promises to ‘loop you in’

Apple has confirmed the date of its next keynote event, which will take place on March 21 in Cupertino, California. Invitations to the event don’t offer any details about what’s going to be unveiled, but feature a tagline (“Let us loop you in”) and close-up of the Apple logo. In terms of what we’re expecting […]

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